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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549




                                    FORM 8-K




                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934




                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                November 2, 1999



                                 PERRIGO COMPANY
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)





   MICHIGAN                          0-19725                      38-2799573
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(State of other                    (Commission                 (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of                    File Number)                 Identification
 Incorporation)                                                 Number)




515 Eastern Avenue, Allegan, Michigan               49010
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(Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(616) 673-8451
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     ITEM 5.    Other Events
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         The Perrigo Company announced Richard G. Hansen will retire as
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective November 1.
Hansen, who served as Chief Operating Officer from 1989 to 1995 and President
from 1991 to 1995, came out of retirement last November to aid the Company's
transition to a new enterprise software system. Hansen will remain on Perrigo's
Board of Directors. John T. Hendrickson has been named Executive Vice President
and Chief Operations Officer and Mark P. Olesnavage, President of Customer
Business Development, will now be responsible for the Company's international
business.

         In his new role as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations
Officer, Hendrickson, 37, will be responsible for domestic manufacturing and
packaging, engineering, distribution, materials management, customer service and
human resources. He has 10 years experience with Perrigo, beginning his career
as Process Engineering Manager and has received promotions to Director of
Engineering, Vice President of Customer Service, and, most recently, as Vice
President of Operations. Before joining Perrigo in 1989, he spent five years
with Procter & Gamble Company. John earned bachelors degrees from Hope College
and the University of Michigan, as well as an MBA from the University of Notre
Dame.

         The responsibilities of Mark Olesnavage, 46, President of Customer
Business Development, have been expanded to include Perrigo's international
business. This is in addition to the management of the domestic sales,
marketing, business development and technical affairs functions. Olesnavage, who
joined Perrigo more than 18 years ago, has served in a number of key positions,
including Vice President of Marketing, Vice President of Sales, Vice President
of Pharmaceutical Development, Executive Vice President of Sales, Executive Vice
President of Sales and Marketing, and President of L. Perrigo Company, the
Company's over-the-counter pharmaceutical division.



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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                              PERRIGO COMPANY
                                              (Registrant)



                                              By:  /s/Thomas J. Ross
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Dated: November 2, 1999                            Thomas J. Ross
                                                   Vice President-Finance